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Trey Gowdy

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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.

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Dec 2, 2013

I still believe that we are a shining light for the world.

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Nov 12, 2013

The 9/11 Commission recommended the Department of Homeland Security, properly supported by Congress, should complete as quickly as possible a biometric entry-exit screening system.

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Nov 12, 2013

Let's don't rewrite history and blame this Committee for what a Democrat-controlled Committee didn't lift a finger to do from 2008 to 2010.

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Nov 12, 2013

Despite Congress reiterating its mandate for an exit system over the past 17 years, DHS has failed to execute the law.

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Nov 12, 2013

Not only should we be concerned with who is entering the country, but just as importantly we need to know who is exiting.

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Oct 15, 2013

You didn't wait 100 days to enforce the law, Mr. Jarvis, with veterans who wanted to see their monument.

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Oct 15, 2013

They were greeted with barricades on the very first day.

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Oct 8, 2013

A President cannot unilaterally suspend a mandatory minimum.

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Oct 8, 2013

You can't decide that we think the maximum for burglary should be life instead of 30 years, so we're going to sentence somebody to 40 years.

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Oct 8, 2013

If the President doesn't like Citizens United, Lois Lerner doesn't like Citizens United, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle doesn't like Citizens United, so they can advocate for its repeal and its legislative remedy and not…

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Oct 8, 2013

I just find it stunning, I literally found that answer stunning, and it's hard to stun me...

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Sep 18, 2013

I can't offer you closure. What I hope we can offer you is the truth, facts, justice, and let you do with that what you need to do as you walk down that road we call grief.

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